Clifford The Big Red Dog Game

INSTRUCTIONS
READ TO ME
Before playing the game for the first time, read the following introduction to the players.

Clifford's friend Emily Elizabeth has gone to visit her Aunt and Uncle at their farm in the country. Clifford thinks about Emily Elizabeth and tries to imagine what she's doing at the farm. Is she catching frogs in a pond' Is she riding ponies' Is she playing in the barn' Clifford wishes he knew.
Then all of a sudden, Clifford gets a terrific idea—he will visit Emily Elizabeth at her Uncle's farm! He says good-bye to his doghouse in the city and sets out for the country.
This is just the beginning of a wonderful adventure. Come along with Clifford! Use the picture cards to help you make up little parts of a great big story. If one of your picture cards shows a delivery man carrying a huge pile of pizza boxes, what would you say to add to Clifford's adventure'
You could say:

''Clifford tries to help the man carry the pizza.'

''Clifford balances the pizza on his nose, but it falls off his nose and lands all over the people who ordered it.'

''The man trips and falls. Clifford helps him clean up by eating all the pizza and licking the man clean.'

You decide what happens. It's your adventure story!

OBJECT OF THE GAME
To create a story about Clifford's adventure from his dog house in the city to a farm in the country.
SETTING UP
1. Open the game board.
2. Place the Clifford playing piece beside his doghouse.
3. Shuffle the cards. Give each player five picture cards. Place the cards face up in front of each player. Put the rest of the cards facedown near the game board.

PLAYING THE GAME
1. Begin the game with the youngest player, followed by players to his or her left.

2. Choose one of your five picture cards to start Clifford's adventure. Place the card face up on the space in front of Clifford's dog house. Tell your part of the story. Move Clifford on top of the card.

3. Draw a new card from the pile of cards near the game board. Place the card face up in front of you. You should always have five cards.

4. What you say to add to the story should have something to do with where Clifford is located. For instance, if Clifford is near the apple trees and you choose a picture of a bird's nest, you could say, 'Clifford found a bird's nest lying near the trees, and he puts it back up in one of the trees.'

5. Play continues with players taking turns adding to Clifford's adventure as they move him closer to the farm.

ENDING THE GAME
The game is over when Clifford reaches the farm and finds Emily Elizabeth.
All the picture card spaces on the game board are now filled.

EXTENDING THE GAME
A. When Clifford reaches the farm, play a memory game using the picture cards on the game board. Starting at Clifford's doghouse, look at the trail of picture cards and try to retell the whole story with as much detail as possible.

B. Clear the game board of picture cards and begin the game at the farm in the country and have Clifford return home to his dog house in the city.

Please note: Whenever possible Harmony Toy uses recycled or recyclable materials. We're committed to the environment.

For more fun with Clifford the Big Red Dog, look for other Cooperative Play Games from HARMONY TOY:

CLUES WITH CLIFFORD
A question and answer guessing game with colorful picture clue cards

This game is designed to encourage young children to verbalize in an enjoyable situation. Players ask questions to guess person, animal or object. To help the players, the child holding the card has two picture clues to give, along with using sounds or gestures. The excitement mounts as everyone gets into the action by asking questions in order to discover just who or what is hanging out with Clifford
Clifford The Big Red Dog © 1992 Norman Bridwell. All rights reserved. Scholastic Inc

Dear Parents.

We at HARMONY Toy believe that positive, successful experiences build your child's confidence and self-esteem. That's why we've developed a new concept in our games - everyone's a winner. Through the spirit of cooperative play, children work together to reach a common goal. Because HARMONY TOY strives to bring you quality, our games feature delightful and endearing characters from well-loved children's books and programs.
You'll find that you can trust our games to be entertaining yet purposeful and appropriate for your child. Many of the games require no reading. This means that even very young children can play our games on their own without adult supervision. But we think you'll be playing right along with your child—not because you'll have to. but because you'll want to!
We're especially proud to introduce ADVENTURES WITH CLIFFORD, a storytelling board game recommended for children ages four to seven years old. It's designed to stimulate young imaginations and encourage the sharing of ideas. The colorful scenery of our game board provides the background for an adventure story your child will create as he or she 'travels' with Clifford from his dog house in the city to visit a friend in the country.
ADVENTURES WITH CLIFFORD is never the same game twice. Each adventure is as unique as the child who creates it. Through the use of story picture cards, players make up a different adventure each time. Some players may simply tell about what they see on each of the game's picture cards, while other players may tell an elaborate tale.
It is important to remember that each child will interpret the picture cards differently, and therefore, tell the story of Clifford's adventure differently. Much depends on the child's age, level of participation, and imagination. Encourage your child to let his or her imagination soar in creating Clifford's adventure.
After playing our game, if you or your child have any comments or suggestions you'd like to share with us, we'd love to hear from you. You can reach us at our Customer Service number (914) 592-2266 during regular business hours or write to us at the following address:
Harmony Toy, 570 Taxter Road, Elmsford, NY 10523.

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Your friends at Harmony Toy